Thanksgiving Storm Track In GA: Latest Travel Impacts

ATLANTA, GA — An impending cold front and accompanying storms continue to threaten Thanksgiving Day plans for Georgians.

The likelihood of storms has increased for Wednesday night as a cold front will push through north Georgia on Thursday morning. The front will then blow through metro Atlanta and into central Georgia by the afternoon, the National Weather Service said in a hazardous weather outlook.

The outlook was issued for several Georgia counties, including Fulton, Oconee, Paulding, Cherokee, Clarke, Cobb, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Barrow, Bartow and Forsyth counties.

Most of the state is under a Level 1 marginal risk for isolated severe storms. Rainfall may be less than an inch.

The path of the storms will shift southeast throughout Thursday after entering Georgia.

Downpours could arrive in areas north of Interstate 85 between 5 a.m. and noon and into central Georgia between noon and 4 p.m., the NWS said.

Some of these storms could be strong to severe and could produce damaging wind gusts.

Tornadoes may be possible with some storms, NWS meteorologist Ryan Willis told Patch on Tuesday.

The NWS then doubled down on the forecast, saying Wednesday that "a brief, weak tornado can also not be ruled out." Weather officials also indicated isolated hail up to 1 inch is possible.

Here's the latest National Weather Service forecast for metro Atlanta:

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. South wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 2 a.m. Patchy fog after 2 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 5-10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Thanksgiving Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4 p.m., then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 64 by noon, then falling to around 56 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind 10-15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 29.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 49.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 49.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 48.